Southern Illinois University opts for Dell tablets over iPad for freshman and faculty

Despite its past history using Macintosh computers in the classroom, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale decided incoming freshmen and faculty will be equipped with Dell Latitude 10-inch tablets instead of Apple’s iPad.

The tablets are being provided to all incoming 2013 first-year students and are being integrated into the freshman curriculum in English, Speech, Math, and University College programs. The program, called Mobile Dawg, includes deploying the tablets to 2,700-2,800 students and 500 faculty and staff at Southern Illinois University.